Rob Partridge

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Rob Partridge
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Personal information
Full nameRobert Lloyd Partridge
Born (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985 (age 38)
Wrexham, Wales
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2006–2008 Recycling.co.uk
2009 Team Halfords [1]
2010–2012 Endura Racing
2013 Team UK Youth
2014 Velosure–Giordana
2015–2016 NFTO
2017 Bike Channel–Canyon

Robert Lloyd "Rob" Partridge (born 11 September 1985) [1] is a Welsh former professional cyclist from Wrexham, Wales. He represented Wales in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. [2] Inspired after watching the Tour de France on television, he joined the Wrexham Roads Club at an early age. [3] Partridge rode for the Endura Racing team from 2010 to 2012 and rode for the Rapha Condor–Recycling.co.uk team in 2008 and Team Halfords Bikehut in 2009. He was living with the Under 23 GB Squad in Quarrata, Tuscany until June 2007. [4]

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He joined Team UK Youth for 2013. [5] When the team folded at the end of the year he moved to Velosure–Giordana for the 2014 season. [6] After one season Partridge was announced as a member of the NFTO squad for the 2015 season. [7]

Major results

2003
1st Corrado GP (National Junior Series Event)
2004
4th Road race, Welsh Road Championships
2005
5th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2006
2nd Overall Girvan Three Day
1st Stage 1
2nd Beaumont Tour
3rd Tour of the South
2007
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Tour of Pendle – Premier Calendar Series
3rd Milano – Busseto
2008
1st Road race, Welsh Road Championships
2nd Overall Girvan Three Day
1st Stage 3
3rd Overall Rás Tailteann
4th Overall Bikeline 2 Day [8]
5th Overall Tour of the Reservoir [9]
5th Clayton Velo Spring Classic [10]
2009
1st Road race, Welsh Road Championships [11]
3rd Tour of the Reservoir [12]
9th Warwick Town Centre Race [13]
2010
1st Ryedale Grand Prix
5th East Yorkshire Classic [14]
6th Overall Rás Tailteann
6th Chas Messenger Road Race [15]
8th Overall Tour of Britain
10th Blackpool Nocturne [16]
2011
1st Round 6, Tour Series
7th East Yorkshire Classic [17]
9th Overall Cinturón a Mallorca
2012
1st Mountains classification Tour de Bretagne
9th Overall Tour Doon Hame [18]
2013
2nd Perfs Pedal Race [19]
6th Ryedale Grand Prix [20]
2014
1st Jock Wadley Memorial Road Race [21]
3rd Eddie Soens Memorial [22]
4th Ryedale Grand Prix [23]
7th Road race, National Road Championships [24]
9th Stafford GP [25]
2015
4th Overall Rás Tailteann
5th Betty Pharoah Memorial Legstretchers Road Race [26]
6th Severn Bridge Road Race [27]
10th Grand Prix of Wales [28]
2016
4th Scorpion CS Road Race [29]
5th Severn Bridge Road Race [30]
2017
7th Rad am Ring

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